#fantasy asks

[god-of-glowsticks]

*sends Sunglow another pie*

Before the connection closes, take this!

A-Ano- ? How do you keep..

*She trails off... before letting out a tiny laugh.. rubbing at her eyes..*

Thank you... that's very thoughtful..

[hyperpotamianarch]

Okay, question about your Camp Nephilim premise (which I love) Aren't the Nephilim supposed to be, to oversimplify, bad? In the way they were made from angels losing their total devotion to HaShem and giving into carnal relations. And then the way they're framed seems to put them not as Jews but as our oppressors, like Amalek, Philistines, Edomites, Babylonians, Ishmaelites, Romans, etc. I think their directly tied to at least the Philistines (Goliath). I think Moses fights some of them in the desert too. Talking midrash and stuff. Idk if negative framing of Nephilim is just a Christian re-interpretation ("fallen angels") or what. I know Evangelical fundamentalists get really into conspiracy theories about them for some reason. I'm just wondering if your concept is inspired by a different idea of them.

Right. So the quick and simple answer is no. My concept wasn't inspired by an alternative view of the Nephilim. But I do think this is still workable.

The reason I went with the Nephilim is because I've seen interpretations in the past that this verse from Genesis is an answer to stories about demigods from surrounding cultures. As a result, the Jewish monotheistic view casts them as a problem. The verse itself seems to indicate, in context, that they were one of the reasons for the flood. In certain Midrashim, they are children of rebellious angels - I think they correspond with the traditions in the book of Enoch, but I didn't read it yet so I can't really say. My point with keeping this in the camp is essentially that it stands for already existing Nephilim: children whose parents already went and interbred with humans. There's no reason to start disqualifying them from existence because their parents sinned, and Nephilim seems to be the best term for this kind of things.

Now, in your point you connected the Nephilim to the Refa’im, if not completely consciously so. Though to be fair, the Gemara (Niddah 61A) already did that, as well as the very same Midrashim that talk about Nephilim. Plus, the only time Nephilim are mentioned in the Tanach outside of Genesis is when the Spies tell Moshe that they encountered giants of the Nephilim in Canaan. This, together with verses in Deuteronomy talking about the various nations of Refa’im around the eastern bank of the Jordan river and referring to them as giants as well, led to the identification of the Refa’im as Nephilim. The Midrash (Bereshit Rabah Parsha 26) treats those as two different names for the same group.

The Refa’im aren't exactly described as evil in the same way ‘Amalek is. By the time the Israelites got to Canaan they were largely extinct - see Deuteronomy chapters 2-3, ‘Og is described as one of the last remaining, while the Moabites and Amonites (and possibly Edomites and Pelishtim) killed most of them. In addition to C(e)darla‘omer killing them (Genesus 14, 5) centuries earlier. There are a couple of giants said to still exist in Canaan when the Israelites go there - Aḥiman, Sheshay and Talmay in Hebron, and the children of Harafah (while it's spelled differently than Refa’im, it's possible that this is what it refers to) from the land of the Pelishtim. G-d promised the land of the Refa’im to Abraham (Genesis 15, 20), so in essence... They are conquered people, pretty much. And because they're practically extinct, there isn't much said to vilify them.

The fallen angels thing is... kind of complicated. Judaism doesn't really have the common Christian view of Lucifer and the rebellious angels. By which I mean, no such story exists. There are, however, references to fallen angels of sorts. I think it's related to the story in the book of Enoch - but the book is not canonical to the Tanach, and I'm not sure if there's a clear detailing of this in sources widely accepted in Judaism. I do have a couple of things to say about angels in Jewish sources (especially in the Tanach), but this isn't the place for that.

The Nephilim themselves, if we identify them as Refa’im, are indeed not Jewish. But in the world of Percy Jackson, where you have powerful entities calling themselves gods and breeding with humans, sooner or later you might find Jewish descendants of such a union. And the best Jewish term for those would be Nephilim. Hence the name.

[megmoon1111]

Hi ! Jinxes- If you could be anywhere, where would you want to be?

right now I would looovee to be on a beach somewhere with warm water to swim in and trees to be shaded under

fantasy asks

[angelsonthesideline]

Amulet and Phoenix please

Amulet: To not listen to my mother and pursue what made me happy and not let fear (especially her fear) deter me from what I wanted or living to make others happy

Phoenix: Phoenix have a special meaning to me, because I have been burnt to ashes so many times and come back stronger and brighter every time... But.. I'm also really bad at thinking of things like random facts about myself, or facts of anything really, on demand.. Yay adhd

[a-random-fandom-friend]

Because of Re: Carmilla, I thought you all would enjoy my edition of Carmilla :

The holes go all the way through, the sides of the book are red, and on some pages the text is colored red just under the holes !

I was so happy when I found it in a little french bookshop specialized in queer texts ❤️

[juunipupu]

Knight and the enemy within

[inoirettes]

im ovulating

[deception-united]

Writing Tips Master Post

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Character writing/development:

Character Arcs

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Character Ask Game #1

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[daisywords]

One of my biggest nitpicks in fiction concerns the feeding of babies. Mothers dying during/shortly after childbirth or the baby being separated form the mother shortly after birth is pretty common in fiction. It is/was also common enough in real life, which is why I think a lot of writers/readers don't think too hard about this. however. Historically, the only reason the vast majority of babies survived being separated from their mother was because there was at least one other woman around to breastfeed them. Before modern formula, yes, people did use other substitutes, but they were rarely, if ever, nutritionally sufficient.

Newborns can't eat adult food. They can't really survive on animal milk. If your story takes place in a world before/without formula, a baby separated from its mother is going to either be nursed by someone else, or starve.

It doesn't have to be a huge plot point, but idk at least don't explicitly describe the situation as excluding the possibility of a wetnurse. "The father or the great grandmother or the neighbor man or the older sibling took and raised the baby completely alone in a cave for a year." Nope. That baby is dead I'm sorry. "The baby was kidnapped shortly after birth by a wizard and hidden away in a secret tower" um quick question was the wizard lactating? "The mother refused to see or touch her child after birth so the baby was left to the care of the ailing grandfather" the grandfather who made the necessary arrangements with women in the neighborhood, right? right? OR THAT GREAT OFFENDER "A newborn baby was left on the doorstep and they brought it in and took care of it no issues" What Are You Going to Feed That Baby. Hello?

Like. It's not impossible, but arrangements are going to have to be made. There are some logistics.

[lilcherry06]

[god-of-glowsticks]

second, it occurs to me we've met your family and the princes/king but we haven't met your friends :0

:OOOOO YOU'RE RIGHT!!! ...Sorry bro I need to borrow these!!! :D

*Second yoinks both the construct and the ouija board.. and then runs out- leaving the fading sound of Dark's exclamation behind him*

:D

[hyperpotamianarch]

Re: Whether Camp Nephilim should be a camp or a yeshiva: It should be a camp. If it's in America, it fits perfectly with Camp Ramah and other classic American Jewish summer camp experiences. Heck, you could put something in the catskills too. Also, if they're Nephilim, they're gonna be very physical. I'm sure there will be copious Torah study, but they'll need a lot of space to train for combat.

I don't currently remember if I've raised that question, but I agree. I had Jewish summer camps in the mountains on my mind when writing what I did. I myself never went to such a summer camp, but I know they exist. Not sure how possible it is to also have a year round option for that kind of things - honestly, a good reason for it to be a Yeshivah is if I write it, because I really know nothing of summer camps, but I've studied in a Yeshivah.

[eethok]

a popular songstress of her age, lady miku gave hildegard von bingen a run for her money

[dumbsillybunny]

I'm about to go study but I can't get the thought of someone forcing me to cockwarm them while I do my activities... ໒꒰ྀི｡- ˕ -｡꒱ྀི১

I'll be writing my essay and I could feel them grind their hips while my pussy is stretched with their dick inside me, there's tears in my eyes as I beg them to pull out only for them to grab my waist so I could take the rest of their inches.

They'd slap my ass or thigh and tell me to finish my work so they can have their own fun with me so I try to finish a paragraph with my shakey hands.

But they get impatient so they pull out of me with their tip still inside and then thrust their whole length in my cunt in one go.

In and out, in and out... They'll thrust in my insides roughly with their hands gripping on my waist, pumping their dick inside me like a dog in heat.

I'd beg them to stop or even just slow down so I do and submit my work in time, they tell me "Do your work then, I don't fucking care you're just a lubed hole to me"

"Just ignore me fucking your boycunt and focus on your work yeah? I only care about your hole... Not you"

I'll never get to submit my work :<

[hazyeyedbunny]

piss kink but in the sense that i want you to rub my cunnie until i cum and pee myself all over your lap because i just couldn’t control myself like a dumb baby

[daily-dragon-drawing]

a dragon but disguised as fruit would be the best shock to stumble upon

#11 - 火龍果 (dragon fruit)- I don't see a dragon here, do you? 🐲🍓🌟

Bonus:

His ass does NOT cost 39元